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Well, since my original flock had all passed (story here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=463532) I decided to make a new account to match my new flock. I will no longer be using this account, and instead I will be using the username 'foREVer'

Well, this case is a couple days old, but I still need some advice. When I went out to my coop a couple of days ago, I spotted one of my hens huddled up in the corner. When I picked her up, she was nearly weightless, like the other hens have been bullying her away from the food. Her crop was...

I want to start off asking that you excuse any typos, for I am using my iPod and the touch screen is quite difficult to type on. Anyway, I am wanting to go vegetarian. My reasons for doing so are that in am both slightly overweigt (by about six to ten pounds) and I am against animal abuse in...

Well, a little (Actually, a LOT!) about me... I am 13 and play the flute, guitar, bass (only a little), and keyboards. (Yes, I am female...) I have a cheap acoustic guitar I made with scrap parts from a few First-Acts and a Schecter Damien Elite FR electric guitar I got as an early Christmas...

A few hours ago I hatched a very beautiful splash chick, but it still has it's yolk sac attatched to it. There is no actual yolk, but rather just flesh attatched to it's belly. Should / can I remove it???

Today is day 21 and one of my eggs is rocking slightly and peeping. It is not yet pipped, and I am worried that It could drown / suffocate. Am I just over - reacting? Thanks for any input.

I am really hoping I get some chicks out of this hatch. This is my third time incubating, and the other two tries resulted in nothing. Luckily, though, I am using eggs from my flock instead of expensive shipped eggs, so no worries there. There has aslo been proven development, as when they...

My young (about ten week old) pullet had gotten herself tangled in the fence of my older bird's run some how, and now her wing is severly damaged (they were pecking at her and the fence was slicing her open). I don't think anything is broken, but she doesn't have any balance. She is in my arms...

I am looking to get some quail, and wanted some more information on them. It seems that nobody keeps record of much, and I wanted to start a thread about quail. Here we, with or with out quail, can share our experiences with building hutches, expenses, ilness, etc. To start off, Make a...

Personally, I am obsessed with Papa Roach .... Anyone else on here like them? Just wondering...

Out of my 11 bantam eegs, none have even pipped yet. It is day 23. I think for the first 17 days the temp ran about 3 degrees farenheit low... are they still going to hatch? I had no other major problems....

This is dedicated to my Great Grandfather, who served in WWII and was deploited to Germany. I thought you guys would enjoy me sharing some old pics of a World War II newspaper my Great Grandmother had given to me (She is 87 and still alive.) The first newspaper is dated to April 15, 1945 and...

DID YOU KNOW: that chickens could fly? i sure didnt also that chickens CLUCK! HOW I MEAN IS THAT NATURAL? i thought they were all like woof woof party ova here how about ducks they FLY TOO whats going on with the world these days and did you know that im very very cool becuase I MADE A PIG FLY...

my neighbor has a dog that has already killed one of my little chicks and i was woundering how to stop that there not free ranging chickens and i've already confronted the owner of the dog but he still denies it how to i stop the killing of my chicks with out hurting the dog...

how can i tell the gender of my chicks at an early age before they start getting there feathers in

My two year old laying hen has a strange illness, and it is causing her to seem paralyzed. I found her this morning laying oh her side with her eyes closed. I tried to stand her up, but she fell forward, then flopped back onto her side. Symptoms: White poo streaming from vent Won't stand Keeps...

Hello EE owners. I personally love my trio of EE chicks, and there doesn't seem to be many others who love them as much as I do. I think they are beautiful, loving little birds, and I wanted to meet a few others who adore them as much as I do. To join my little "club" --- 1- Post a picture of...

Hi- I am relatively new to Easter Eggers, and after doing much research, I have no idea what you would call these colors. Can you help me out a little? (Sorry for bad pics... was using my Flip camera.) Here is EE #1- Pullet (She is white with a cinnamon color mixed in... but has a lavender...

I have a sick hen at the moment and is not doing good. I know it is a crop problem, because it is larg, heavy, and squishy. Her symptoms: -Comb is flopped over and purple around the edges -Her tail feathers are droopy -She shakes when she stands -She makes a funny sound when I pick her up, like...

Okay, well I don't have a lot of time to explain, my hen is in my laundry room all wrapped up in her blanket. Symptoms: Purple comb Legs shaking Her comb and legs feel cold Keep puking up a clear, kinda brown fluid Large crop that is sqiushy- feels like a half filled water baloon What is...